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NATIONAL AFFAIRS - September 2015

Sep 2015

Apr 01, 2017

AAP Government’s Feedback Unit to Shut

Delhi’s Lt. Governor has ordered shutting down of the AAP government-appointed 'Feedback Unit', months after CBI registered a preliminary enquiry to look into its setting up without the LG's nod.
The unit was created under the Vigilance Department last year to reportedly "gather relevant information and actionable feedback" about officials and departments under the Delhi government.

Mar 31, 2017

HAL to Provide 32 ALH-Dhruv Choppers

Hindustan Aeronautics Limited (HAL) has signed a contract with the Indian Navy and the Indian Coast Guard to provide 32 advanced light helicopter Dhruv.
Of the 32 helicopters to be built by HAL, 16 each would be shared by both the services.
As per the PBL contract, the responsibility for the maintenance will be with HAL and it will have to ensure the fleet availability.

Padma Awards

Thirty nine people were conferred the Padma Awards.
Among the thirty nine were Sharad Pawar, Murli Manohar Joshi and the late Lok Sabha Speaker P. A. Sangma, Virat Kohli and Anuradha Paudwal.
The government had received 18,000 nominations.

Mar 30, 2017

India in Touch with NSG Members

India is engaged with individual members of the Nuclear Suppliers Group (NSG) for obtaining its membership.
The merits of India`s candidature have been recognised by a majority of NSG members.
India has received support from a diverse and large number of members, including the United States, France, the United Kingdom, the Russian Federation, Canada, Australia, Germany, Belgium, Republic of Korea, Spain, the Netherlands, Sweden, Finland and Japan.

Rajasthan Bypolls

In the Rajasthan's panchayat samiti, zilla parishad and civic bypoll election results, BJP emerged victorious by defeating Congress by a huge margin.
Out of 14 seats, BJP bagged 10 while Congress got just 3.
BJP bagged 1 Zilla Parishad seat, 5 Panchayat Samiti seat and 4 councillor seats.

Mar 29, 2017

India's Longest Road Tunnel Set to Open

India's longest road tunnel built on the Jammu-Srinagar National Highway will open on April 2.
The name of the tunnel is Chenani-Nashri Tunnel.
It's a 9.2 km-long twin-tube tunnel.
It will reduce the travel time between the two state capitals of Jammu and Srinagar by two-and-a-half hours.

Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly

A total 319 out of the 403 newly-elected MLAs took oath as members of the Uttar Pradesh Legislative Assembly.
They were administered oath by Pro-tem Speaker Fateh Bahadur.
The election of the Speaker will be held on March 30.
Senior BJP leader and five-term MLA Hridaya Narain Dixit (69) appeared to be the front runner for the post owing to his knowledge of parliamentary practices.

Mar 27, 2017

Utarakhand Assembly

Congress veteran and MLA Indira Hridayesh has been elected as the leader of opposition in Uttarakhand Assembly.
Besides Hridayesh, Karan Mahara, Pritam Singh and Govind Singh Kunjwal were in the race for the key position.

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